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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1915
Page
1
Public notices detail voter list inspections in multiple towns and shires. Cargo and passenger steamship schedules from Portland to Port Fairy Warrnambool and other ports outline departures and fares. Authorities urge attendance at Voters Court and Chambers meetings with dates in July.
Shire of Kowree holds open revision court at Fidlenbepe Chambers on Monday 12th at 10 30 am to revive voters lists. Notice dated 1915 alerting dairy farm operators to register milk producers and keepers under new act. fines up to £20 for noncompliance. Shire Secretary HA. G. Holt signs.
The Votera Lista for the Shire at Minhamite and the Separate Voters List are in custody for inspection under the Local Government Act 1903 from the 1st to the 7th July. Objections must be made during this period. Separate lists for the West Riding may be viewed at Mr A Black's office. Prohibition on vehicle travel within town borders without proper carriages and lights is enforced.
Notice to residents that the Voters List and Reparate Voters List are open for inspection July 8 to 14 at Cornell Chambers Adenhope and multiple post offices. Objections or claims must be lodged by July 22. Shire Secretary H G Hillm warns enforcement of registration and dog collar rules and thistle control under the acting acts.
Public notice announces the Votere List is prepared and may be inspected free at Penshurst Shire Hall during hours July 8 to July 11 1915. Copies of riding lists are available at local stores Messrs Woordsbros and Messrs Scott and Son. Claims must be lodged by July 14 1915.
The Shire of Mount Rouse proclaims that parts of London Lass Road and adjacent streets are closed to traffic under the Local Government Acts. Traction engine owners must notify the Shire secretary of intended routes after May 1918 and comply with weight and tyre width rules.
Notice forbids riding bicycles on township paths in Apaley Edevhope Gorcke and Harrow with prosecution for violations. Another notice blocks sale distribution or preparation of matches in Kowree Shire during January to December each year, signed by B H Hill and H G H.
The Shire Secretary MooTH announces a plan to pay 2 per thousand for Sparrow heads if funded within the shire boundaries. Payment will be made on delivery of the heads or meat by any Countybor or the Secretary.
The Shire Secretary BH. G. All announces a bounty of 3/6 per fox skin pair for cubs or full grown plus scalp and brush, payable if killed within the Shire and skins delivered in good condition. Secondary declarations require skins to be delivered in good order or they will be refused.
The Shire of Mount Rouse orders owners of land affecting a drainage area to remove all obstructive items from public space within a defined period from the notice date. Failure to comply may incur penalties or enforcement actions.
Local government notice under the 1908 act announces the sale of land or property at Mount Pete with a stated timeframe for objections and formal orders from the secretary. The readable text shows official language and a notice period.
The notice from the Shire of Rowres warns residents in Apsley Huoroopki Hattow Goroke Midentrpe Gym buweo Minimay Tooloads and Wimbelaoo that any barbed wire on land near roads within one mile of township boundaries is prohibited without council approval. Applications for permits are barred and barbed wire positions must be clearly described.
The Kowree Shire announces available medical apparatus and contrivances for the treatment of smoke bite at multiple townsites and schools. The notice lists heads of state schools, post offices, and residences as contact points and urges immediate reporting of contagious diseases to health authorities and the Shire Council.
Shire of Kowree convenes at the best depot for the people to consider wheat deposit proposals. Residents including Mr Me Ueody and Apely Messra attend with Hoare and Coy’s, Mintmiay AL J Varracher's Store, Rowen Protect Flarrow, and Kidenbone Shire members listed for cash entry. HG PTL, Bure Secretary.
The readable fragments list several proper nouns and names such as Mra Scrinton Caledonian Mote Vaal MWe Mahaney Viotel and Forester Lou, but no cohesive event or narrative emerges from the text. The passage appears as disjointed OCR remnants without a clear news item.
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